Little Waldingfield War Memorial

First World War Memorial.

MATERIALS: Portland stone.

PLAN: the memorial stands in the churchyard of the Grade I listed Church of St Lawrence, and is overlooked by Churchside to the west and The Priory to the south, both Grade II listed.

EXTERIOR: it is in the form of a plain, tapering Celtic cross set atop a tall tapering plinth and a two-stepped base. The incised lettering on the front (south) face of the plinth reads:

TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEN/ OF THIS PARISH/ WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR/ 1914-1918/

The ranks, names, regiments and years of death of the eight First World War fallen are given on the west and east sides of the plinth.

On the front of the upper step of the base is the additional inscription ‘1939-1945’ with details of the fallen given on the west and east sides of the step. The name of the sculptor is also incised in small letters on the front of the upper step of the base.